Episode 1: Emmanuel Boakye

For our inaugural episode, we spoke to Emmanuel Boakye who, as an eLife Community Ambassador, launched the African Reproducibility Network (AREN). His goal is to equip African researchers for the global open science arena. He discussed his motivations and challenges, the importance of training and building community, and his drive to find whatever field has the most scope for innovation and creation. Oh, and his love of anime, football and K-Drama!